Cypress Mountain, 40 minutes from the house, is where Trevor & Rowan like to ski. While they ski Trudy Ann and John take hikes on the trails through the park.

April is Birthday season. Left: Trevor with pals on his 16th. Center: Rowan in the middle of a spider web tangle. There’s a gift at the end of that string. Right: Rowan with his pals on his 12th.

Left: Trudy Ann getting prepped for surgery in April. Center: Thumbs Up a couple of days after. Right: relaxing & recovering on the couch with Coco, the home help nurse.

3 photos at Lillooet Lake, our favorite weekend getaway. Left: The Guys sittin’ on a log. Center: The lake, our borrowed canoe and the view. Right: Rowan playing with Coco and two new friends.

Music events in July. Left: Trevor playing with the High School Jazz Intensive Big Band at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, July 1. Right: Rowan & Trevor with Lloyd (left) and Evan (right) Arntzen at a Tea, Jazz & Cheesecake festival in Parksville on Vancouver Island.